Assessment of Wind Energy Potential for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 in the Rural Region of Jeje, Nigeria

Abstract

The implementation of a decentralized energy system has the potential to improve the life quality of the people who live in remote rural areas with limited or nonexistent power sources. Renewable energy technologies can be very important in the production of power. The main purpose of this study is to assess Jeje, Nigeria's wind energy potential, using a reanalysis and analysis dataset. To this aim, data on wind speed at a height of 10 m were gathered from a variety of sources, including EAR5, EAR5 Ag, EAR5 Land, CFSR, and MERRA-2. The Weibull distribution function, commonly employed to evaluate wind energy potential, was utilized. A maximum wind power density value of 15.75 W/m2 was obtained when the MERRA-2 dataset was implemented. The results indicate that large-scale wind turbines are not a viable alternative in this area. Thus, the performance of six wind turbines, expressed by output power with a cut in speed ranging between 1 and 1.5 m/s, was investigated. The results demonstrated that the AWI-E1000T is the most efficient wind turbine under consideration. In addition, it has been shown that each considered turbine can be installed in this area based on the data acquired from the MERRA-2 and CFSR.